This is an analysis of the poem Nasty, Dusty, And Filthy Without Guilt that begins with:

Nasty, dusty, and filthy without guilt!
There is not another way to describe, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbc dceedcaebf fccfbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,10,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010110011 1010101001 1100100 100100111 1101110 0010010011001 010100100101 10010100 101001 110111 011110 110101 100 01 1010101 0110000100 11010101 101001 0100 101110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 203
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word they is repeated.

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  • summary of Nasty, Dusty, And Filthy Without Guilt;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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